Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 3, 2011
Submitted
January 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N914QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500296
Aircraft time
1,583 hours, 983 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT FULLY UPON GEAR RETRACTION. THE NOSE RED UNLOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON. WE COULD HEAR THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE STILL OPEN. THE NOSE GEAR CYCLED 3 TIMES. THEN CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 FT THE GEAR RETRACTED FULLY AND THE NOSE RED UNLOCK LIGHT WENT OUT. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY PRIOR TO LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR BUMP TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST IAW MM 32-20-00. FOUND ALL UPLOCK SWITCHES OUT OF SPECIFACTIONS, ADJUSTED UPLOCK SWITCHES IAW MM CHAPTER 32-30-05. GEAR SWING OPS CHECK GOOD.

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